"Chief of Staff, are you going to attack?" Lieutenant General Yang Shande, the commander of the fourth town of the Beiyang Army, swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty and looked at Feng Guozhang with a pleading face. The fierce shelling of the Northern Army completely frightened him. If you attack at this time, isn't it self-defeating?

"Attack! Of course it's going to be attacked. Feng Guozhang gritted his teeth and said. The Northern Army actually deployed so many cannons in Shanhaiguan, and they were all large-caliber heavy artillery, so that the artillery of the Beiyang Army suffered a big loss. However, if you retreat now, it will undoubtedly be impossible. More than 100,000 of them gathered at Shanhaiguan, and they couldn't be frightened off by the Northern Army's cannons, right? In that case, where will his face go?

Wang Zhanyuan and Cao Kun were both on the side and did not speak. Everyone can see that Feng Guozhang is in anger, and interjecting at this time will only lead to burning.

Lieutenant General Yang Shande had no choice but to order his Fourth Town to attack. In this first wave of the offensive, a co-ordination was thrown, thousands of people. It's just that the attack of these thousands of people was first bombarded by 27 75-mm field guns of the Northern Army, and the losses were heavy. This was followed by heavy mortar fire from the Northern Army. When the black shells rained down, the Beiyang Army completely collapsed. Thousands of people threw off their armor and fled in confusion. The first wave of the Beiyang Army's offensive ended in vain.

Feng Guozhang was furious, but he had no choice but to regroup his troops and launch an attack.

This time, the Beiyang Army has thoroughly seen the power of the Northern Army. When the Beiyang Army could not have an advantage in artillery, it could only fill it with human lives. However, they were faced with the ferocious firepower of the Northern Army, whether it was mortars or light and heavy machine guns, which were sharp weapons for slaughtering infantry. Even though the Beiyang Army has absolute superiority in troops, it is still in this endless suicidal offensive. still made the Beiyang Army almost fall into despair. If you want to capture Shanhaiguan, it is even more impossible.

On November 16, the day after Shanhaiguan was attacked by the Beiyang Army, the military and political conference of the northern government was held in the northeast to tour the embassy. Wu Xingquan and Wu Haoxuan, father and son, as well as senior officials of the northern government and senior generals of the northern army. all participated in this meeting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as we all know, Yuan Datou usurped the throne and forged the edict of the Zen throne, which is simply a pseudo-emperor. The government of the north will never recognize him as an emperor. In addition, the Beiyang Army had the audacity to launch an attack on our troops stationed in Shanhaiguan. Although, their attack has already been repulsed. However, more than 100,000 people besieged Shanhaiguan. Undoubtedly a provocation to the government of the North. We can't afford to sit idly by, we have to fight back. Wu Haoxuan said to everyone with a serious face.

"Young marshal, I didn't say that. Yuan Datou's perverse behavior has angered the people of the whole world. Of course, our Northern Army must conform to the will of the people, defeat the Beiyang Army in one fell swoop, and return the people of the world to a prosperous future. Lieutenant General Shi Tianhan, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and commander of the Yalu River defense line, said. He already knew that Wu Haoxuan intended to appoint him as the commander of the Beiyang Army, which made him very satisfied. When there was a war against Russia before. He was not able to go to war. Now, let him command the operation against the Beiyang Army. Undoubtedly an excellent compensation.

"Young Marshal, General Shi is right, now is indeed a good opportunity to launch an attack on the Beiyang Army. We should seize this opportunity to destroy the Beiyang government in one fell swoop and unify the whole country. Yang Du also said.

Other senior government officials have also made suggestions. Support the Northern Army in launching an offensive against the Beiyang government. Even Liu Kuiyi, director of the Department of Finance, who has always been slammering, also supports this battle. Although, now the northern government and the northern army are already the number one force in China. However, the government of the North is in debt. Without the unification of the whole country, it is not known how long it will take to pay off the debts of the more than 30 million people under the current rule of the northern government. Once the whole country is unified. The financial resources of the northern government will also be greatly increased. At that time, the financial pressure will not be so great.

Not only the senior officials of the government supported the war, but also the officers of the Northern Army. Many of them were not able to participate in the war against Russia. This time the war against the Beiyang government is undoubtedly something that cannot be let go.

"Father, it seems that everyone is full of confidence in this war, so let's make up our minds to fight this battle." Wu Haoxuan said.

Wu Xingquan nodded: "Since everyone agrees to fight this battle." Then we need to unite and win this battle. Defeat Yuan Datou in one fell swoop, unify the whole of China, and make China rich and powerful under our governance. ”

On the other hand, Wu Xingquan's thought that after defeating the Beiyang government, he would ascend to the throne, which made his heart burn. Although he is a man with no ambitions. But in the face of the emperor's throne, it is still impossible to refuse. The Chinese have long been accustomed to having an emperor on their heads. In the same way, almost everyone hopes to become emperor one day.

"Yes, Marshal." The high-ranking military and political officials of the Northern Government and the Northern Army have all received orders.

"In that case, let the Political Affairs Committee issue a telegram to Yuan Tong. All the officers went to the General Staff Headquarters for a meeting to draw up a battle plan for the Beiyang Army. Wu Haoxuan commanded.

In the war room of the staff headquarters, there is a huge sand table. On the sand table, the distribution of troops of the Northern Army and the Beiyang Army is marked on it, so that the officers can intuitively understand the whole situation at a glance.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our war against Russia has come to an end for the time being. The Trans-Siberian Railway has been destroyed by us a lot, and it is almost impossible for the Russians to move troops to the east step by step. So, the General Staff Headquarters does not expect another large-scale war between us and the Russians. Our main forces can participate in the offensive against the Beiyang Army. Wu Haoxuan said.

The current units of the Northern Army, excluding those deployed along the Yalu River, those deployed in Eastern Siberia, and the troops of the Far Eastern Governorate, can be engaged in this war, except for a small number of reserves.

As early as the end of August, when Wu Haoxuan returned to Shengjing City from Kulun, he was secretly preparing all this. The 5th, 24th and 25th Infantry Divisions of the Western Front Command, as well as the 1st Cavalry Brigade, 6th Cavalry Brigade, 8th Cavalry Brigade, 10th Cavalry Brigade, 13th Cavalry Brigade and 14th Cavalry Brigade, have been secretly redeployed.

The main forces of the Eastern Front Command, which were originally gathered in Manchuria, were now transported south by train, and they were soon able to enter the designated positions and participate in the attack on the Beiyang Army. These units include the 4th Infantry Division, the 7th Infantry Division, the 16th Infantry Division, the 20th Infantry Division, the 1st Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade, the 4th Heavy Artillery Brigade. The other 1st Infantry Division was to go to the Yalu River to replace the 3rd Infantry Division, and the 11th Infantry Division remained around Chita to deal with the remnants of the Russian resistance.

In addition, the 3rd Infantry Division was transferred from the Yalu River defense line, the 9th Infantry Division stationed at Shanhaiguan, the 5th Heavy Artillery Brigade, the instructor stationed in Shengjingcheng, the 3rd Cavalry Brigade, the 15th Cavalry Brigade, and the subsequent formation of 26 to 40 fifteen infantry divisions. The forces now available to the Northern Army include 25 infantry divisions, 8 cavalry brigades, and 4 heavy artillery brigades, with a total strength of more than 550,000 men.

"The commander of the operation against the Beiyang Army is Lieutenant General Shi Tianhan, and we will invest 20 infantry divisions, 8 cavalry brigades and 4 heavy artillery brigades in this operation against the Beiyang Army, with a total strength of 450,000 troops. According to the information we have received, the total strength of the Beiyang Army has exceeded 660,000. But I believe that even if we only invest two-thirds of the opponent's forces, it will be enough to defeat them! Wu Haoxuan said confidently.

In addition to the instructors, the 37th Infantry Division, the 38th Infantry Division, the 39th Infantry Division, and the 40th Infantry Division will all remain as reserves in case of emergencies. The rest of the troops will be put into the battle against the Beiyang Army.

"That's for sure, the Ninth Infantry Division alone blocked the attack of more than 100,000 Beiyang Army in Shanhaiguan, which shows how far the Beiyang Army's combat effectiveness is." Lieutenant General Shi Tianhan said with a smile on his face. He commanded 450,000 men to attack the Beiyang Army, and he confidently believed that the battle would be won.

For the defeat of the Beiyang Army, the Northern Army has extremely firm confidence from top to bottom. Compared with the Northern Army, although the Beiyang Army has a lot of troops, it is just a rabble formed in a hurry, how can it be compared with the Northern Army? Although, there are also quite a few recruits for the Northern Army. But they were all drafted from the reserves. All reservists are formally trained in military affairs. And the low-level officers are also experienced veterans, or graduated from the military academy, and I don't know how many times stronger than the Beiyang Army.

Next, the General Staff Headquarters drew up an operational plan for the Beiyang Army. The main goal is to take advantage of the Beiyang Army's gathering of more than 100,000 elites in Shanhaiguan to eat these troops in one fell swoop. Then quickly advance to Yanjing City, and strive to take here. It will also serve as the capital of the Northern Government in the future.

Although Yanjing City is the nest of the Beiyang Army, after the main force of the Beiyang Army marched into Shanhaiguan, the troops were also extremely empty. As long as the hundreds of thousands of people are eaten, Yanjing City will easily fall into the hands of the Northern Army like a ripe peach.

On November 17, Yang Du, secretary general of the Political Affairs Committee of the Northern Government, issued a telegram on behalf of the Northern Government to discuss Yuan Tongtong. In the telegram, the northern government announced that it refused to recognize Yuan Datou's position, and that the northern army would completely overthrow Yuan Datou and establish a new country. And this has also made the nation's discussion of Yuan enter a high tide. (To be continued......)

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